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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ophidiaria
Ordo: Ophidiiformes
Familia: Parabrotulidae
Genus: Parabrotula

Parabrotula is a genus of false brotulas.
Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

Parabrotula plagiophthalma Zugmayer, 1911 (False cusk)
Parabrotula tanseimaru Miya & J. G. Nielsen, 1991

Size

Max length : 5.4 cm[3]
Environment

Parabrotula live in deep marine climate water at a depth ranging from 0 – 3000 meters.[3]
Distribution

Most of the known species of Parabrotula are located in the Northeast Atlantic area. One specimen was found in the Eastern Atlantic Gulf of Guinea. Parabrotula were also said t have been found in the Southeast Atlantic off East London, South Africa.[3]
Short description

Parabrotula have between 37-41 dorsal soft rays and 34-38 anal soft rays. This species had a long, naked, compressed body with loose skin. Their skin is thin but not gelatinous. They also have a pointed snout with a large gill opening and their head and body is usually dark brown.[3]
References

Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Parabrotula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parabrotula". FishBase. June 2012 version.
Garilao, Christina. "Parabrotula plagiophthalma, False cusk". Retrieved 26 December 2012.

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